Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation Sees the Spine in Many Ways to Diagnose and Relieve Back Pain

There are so many options to “see” the spine. Imaging, ultrasound, clinical testing. What is best? That depends. Your Carrolltown chiropractic spinal pain doctor at Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation implements the test(s) that are most useful to “see’’ the spine best to create the best treatment plan for treatment and relief.

KNOWING WHAT MAY UNDERLIE PAIN: What Chiropractors Look For

Chiropractors in addition to general practitioners and other healthcare providers must be cognizant of all kinds of underlying triggers of back pain from fractures, infections, tumors, radiculopathy, axial spondylarthritis, and extravertebral causes. These may require imaging, lab tests, etc., to help identify. 20% of back pain bouts may have these kinds of underlying conditions that need to found in a timely manner. (1) Occasionally, knee osteoarthritis and lumbar spondylosis appear together in the same patient. Having one or the other condition significantly increased the risk of having the other. (2) Though they are not likely in your vocabulary, they are in your chiropractor’s! Schmorl’s nodes. Seen on imaging, these are seen in 33% of low back pain patients and in only 11.5% of asymptomatic subjects. Body weight seems to influence the number of these seen on imaging. (3) Your Carrolltown chiropractor is well-versed in looking for all of these and more issues.

WHAT ELSE DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR LOOK FOR

Decreased balance capability could potentially impact recovery from low back pain. (4) Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation looks for depressive symptoms as they tend to contribute to more primary care visits in acute low back pain patients, higher pain intensity, more disability, and diminished recovery in acute and chronic back pain patients. (5) Each of our Carrolltown patients is a whole person! Your chiropractic team sees you that way. So what else do we look for? Anything and everything that may slow your recovery.

WHAT DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR DO FOR SPINE-RELATED PAIN

Whether you have low back pain or neck pain or low back or neck related leg or arm pain, your Carrolltown chiropractor will guide your care be it just for a diagnosis and referral to the appropriate healthcare colleague or for the formation of an in-house treatment plan leading to pain relief. We’re here for you. We study the spine research to keep abreast of all the latest in diagnostic tips and tools. And we deliver pain-relieving spinal manipulation with The Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction and Decompression System of Spinal Pain Mangement. Spinal manipulation has demonstrated itself through research to be good at controlling low back pain as quickly as immediately. Stiffness and tone were reported to improve right after treatment while elasticity decreased. (6)

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Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. Joseph D’Angiollilo on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares how he discovered a spinal tumor during his careful clinical exam of a man with back pain. Unusual, yes, but such a source of pain can be found by a well-trained and experienced chiropractor like your Carrolltown chiropractor. You are in good hands!

Schedule your next Carrolltown chiropractic appointment with Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation. With so many ways available to “see” your spine, know that we’ll find what’s going on and a way to get you some pain relief. See you at your up-coming chiropractic appointment!